The League of American Bicyclists welcomes 26 new and 77 renewing Bicycle Friendly Communities. This is the largest application round in the program’s history. In total, 140 communities applied. There are now 404 BFCs in all 50 states.

Are you ready to vote! The election for new members of the Board of Directors of the League of American Bicyclists is now open. I encourage all members to read the bios of the candidates, and cast your vote for 6 candidates.

The League did two surveys. One was of League members and advocates. Over 4000 advocates from all 50 states responded to this survey. The other survey was done in conjunction with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.

Thanks to everyone who filled out our surveys on what the League’s federal policy priorities should be. We learned a lot! I really appreciate the thoughtful and insightful comments shared. The results of the surveys are included in the slideshow below.

Today the Census Bureau released its annual estimate of how Americans get to work. Unfortunately, 2015 is the first year since 2010 that the fastest growing mode of getting to work — biking — has shown a slight decline. However, 43 of the 70 largest cities have continued to see more people biking to work.

The League of American Bicyclists welcomes 57 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFB℠) to the Bicycle Friendly America program today. Over 1,200 visionary businesses from across the country have earned this status. Now there are BFBs in 49 states and the District of Columbia.